"hair dryer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hair dryers [plural], hair drier [alternative], hair-drier [alternative], hairdrier [alternative], hairdryer [alternative], hair-dryer [alternative]
Etymology: From hair + dryer. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hair|dryer}} hair + dryer Head templates: {{en-noun}} hair dryer (plural hair dryers)
  1. A handheld electric device for drying hair by blowing hot air on it; a blow-dryer. Wikidata QID: Q15004 Synonyms (handheld device for drying hair): blow-dryer, blow dryer, blowdryer [US]
    Sense id: en-hair_dryer-en-noun-en:Q15004 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35 Disambiguation of 'handheld device for drying hair': 57 43
  2. A device usually located in a salon to sit under for drying hair by blowing hot air on it.
    Sense id: en-hair_dryer-en-noun-TxyJ2yi0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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